Todd and his father told me about two other books: Heaven Changes Everythingis a sequel, written when Colton was a little older, which goes into more detail and Heaven Is for Real for Kids. Then Todd stepped in, explaining that he didn’t want people to misunderstand and think that the other stories were from an entirely different child–but that as Colton grew, his vocabulary increased and he remembered and recounted still other stories, many of them.

(More on those interviews soon.)Īnyway, I asked Colton whether there were any other stories that he had remembered, but which hadn’t been told in either the best-selling book Heaven Is For Real or in the movie. I talked with stars Greg Kinnear (who played Todd Burpo) and Thomas Haden Church (Jay), as well as with the director, producer and screenwriter. It may change your life forever!īook review by Susan Dammann, R.N.I was in Hollywood, attending a press screening of the movie before the official release date. I highly recommend taking a few hours to read this book. This book will encourage those who may have lost a child it will impart faith to those who may be unbelievers or who question the reality of God and Heaven and it will strengthen the faith of those who yearn to know Him more. In simple, childlike terms he describes angelic warfare, tells of the Holy Spirit who 'shoots down power' to help in times of need, and of the coming last-days battle. Colton shares information that accurately lines up with scripture about which he had no way of knowing at his young age. He tells of being in Heaven and Jesus teaching him, describes the horse Jesus rides, exclaims how really big God is, and how much He loves children. This son of a small-town Nebraska pastor describes looking down during surgery, seeing the doctor operating, and watching his dad praying in the waiting room. Colton’s accounts are extremely compelling. Colton tells, in his own words, of angels who sang to him, of biblically accurate descriptions of the throne room, of meeting and talking with relatives in heaven who died before he was born, of meeting his sister who had been lost through a miscarriage of which he had no knowledge. Colton recounts to his parents his experiences in Heaven during his close encounter with death. This is the true story of little Colton Burpo, not quite four years old, as narrated by his father. She was correct in saying, “You will not put down this until you have finished it!” By Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Lynn Vincent, and Colton Burpoĭo we not all have a deep yearning to know the realities that lie beyond death’s door and to experience Heaven where we anticipate spending Eternity? I just finished reading Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back, at the recommendation of a good friend.

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